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Texas Supreme Court reverses decisions two state agency permits; Removes...
den-gr-pipeline.jpg The Texas Supreme Court reversed the common carrier status of the Denbury Green Pipeline on Aug. 26. AUSTIN � Appellate judges in Beaumont invested too much power in state...
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Golden Triangle Properties questions company’s eminent domain powers
pipelinespaghetti.jpg Golden Triangle Properties is asking the courts to declare that Williams Field Services-Gulf Coast Co. does not have eminent domain powers in a proposed pipeline extension. Read...
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SC denies Denbury Greeen’s motion for rehearing in common carrier case
den-gr-pipeline.jpg Local rice farmers and landowners breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday, after the Texas Supreme Court denied a pipeline company's second motion on rehearing in a case...
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TransCanada Keystone Pipeline receives boost from appeals court
The Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed on Nov. 29 a ruling that denied summary judgment against TransCanada Keystone Pipeline – a foreign company armed with the power of eminent domain. TransCanada had...
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Appeals court to determine eminent domain powers of TransCanada Keystone...
pipeline-constructionIn a few weeks, an appeals court will hear arguments on whether a Beaumont judge erred by granting a foreign company’s petition to condemn land for the construction of a crude oil...
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Keystone Pipeline will deliver much more than oil, supporters argue
Lovers of both crawfish and oil pipelines braved a heavy downpour on April 18 to demonstrate their support for the Keystone Pipeline at the downtown Beaumont Events Centre. For the past few years,...
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TransCanada Keystone pipeline settles eminent domain case
pipeline-constructionAn appeal centered on a foreign company’s petition to condemn land in Jefferson County for the construction of a crude oil pipeline has been dismissed. TransCanada Keystone...
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Williams Field Services-Gulf Coast non-suited from case questioning eminent...
OxfordGolden Triangle Properties has non-suited Williams Field Services-Gulf Coast Co. from litigation questioning whether the company has eminent domain powers in a proposed pipeline extension. As...
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Ninth Court affirms eminent domain powers of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline
pipeline-constructionA Texas appeals court has ruled that a Beaumont judge did not err when he granted a foreign company’s petition to condemn land for the construction of a crude oil pipeline....
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Houston County man sues Forest Service for restricting use of his property
LUFKIN – A Houston County man has filed a lawsuit against the U. S. Forest Service claiming that the federal department is restricting the use of his property. Ronald Lee Franklin filed suit against...
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Canadian oil begins flowing through Texas; Landowners continue legal fight
Cold weather isn’t the only thing making its way from Canada to Southeast Texas as oil began flowing through southern portion of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. On Jan. 22, TransCanada started...
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Panel on Eminent Domain scheduled during Cattle Raisers convention
Fort Worth – Two of the state’s leading experts on private property laws in Texas will headline a panel on eminent domain, particularly as it pertains to the increased number of oil and gas pipelines...
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Texas landowners win $2.1 M judgment against pipeline company over lower...
North Texas family members have won a $2.1 million verdict against a pipeline company after their parcel of land lost value because an easement was taken for a gas line. This marks the third time Texas...
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Judge Floyd rules Denbury Green Pipeline can use eminent domain, despite...
For the second time, Jefferson County District Court Judge Donald Floyd has declared the Denbury Green pipeline to be a common carrier with the power of eminent domain, despite the fact that the Texas...
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TSCRA: New common carrier rule only adds to paperwork
By Leslie Kinsel Since the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) was established in 1877, one of the association’s top priorities has been to represent landowners by working to...
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New ‘common carrier’ rules could affect Jefferson County landowners’ suit
New rules defining the “common carrier” status of oil and gas pipelines in Texas may help Jefferson County landowners in an ongoing battle over eminent domain. The Texas Railroad Commission has...
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Beaumont justices hear oral arguments in pipeline ‘common carrier’ case
Appellate judges in Beaumont are considering a case against a pipeline company that could more clearly define how Texas law defines a common carrier. Attorneys for Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. and...
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Justices strike down Judge Floyd’s ruling granting Denbury common carrier status
Unlike their decision six years ago, on Thursday justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals reversed a Beaumont judge’s ruling recognizing Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas as a common carrier. The case...
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Denbury asks appeals court for rehearing in common carrier case
In February, the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals reversed a Beaumont judge’s ruling recognizing Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas as a common carrier. Believing the opinion “will have widespread impact...
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TransCanada seeks to dismiss suit brought by arrested pipeline protesters
On March 30, TransCanada Keystone Pipeline filed a motion to dismiss a federal suit brought by two protesters who claim deputies abused them as they peacefully protested the placement of the XL...
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